A tough decision awaits us. Three dogs – but only two sacks and two bricks. Which two are you going to bag up and drop overboard in the middle of the lake and which one survives to sleep at the foot of the bed? It’s a tough call, but let’s consider our choices. The Red [...]
Archive for the ‘Asides’ Category
The Green Man Returneth
Posted in Asides, Posts, tagged axe, Chimnea, daffodils, fungi, Garden, moss on 30 March 2010 | 2 Comments »
My garden never ceases to amaze me. However much abuse and neglect I heap upon it there is some life force (let’s call it Mother Nature) that fights back and keeps the thing ticking over. The clocks went forward this weekend and with an upturn in the weather and nothing in my diary there was [...]
Playing the name game
Posted in Asides, Posts, tagged Angelina Jolie, Derby, Lara Croft, Tim Brooke-Taylor on 26 February 2010 | 1 Comment »
In case you haven’t already heard the news, the people have voted. What they have voted for is to name part of Derby’s new ring road extension “Lara Croft Way”. For those from out of town Lara Croft was illiterally conceived in Derby in 1993 as the star of local company Core Design’s new Tomb [...]
Walking in a winter wonderland
Posted in Asides, Posts, tagged Ambergate, Christmas, Snow, Walking on 28 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joining my parents for a walk on Christmas morning has become something of a tradition for me and this year there were perfect conditions with crisp snow on the ground and a clear blue sky overhead. The circular walk started from Ambergate, headed uphill via Alderwasley and then veered towards Crich until the A6 where [...]
My letterbox and me
Posted in Asides, Posts, tagged curry, junk mail, Letterbox, pizza, post on 1 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know about you but I have a hole in my front door to enable strangers to put things through. I didn’t make it but it was there when I bought the house. It’s an interesting concept that a few years ago you would take for granted but how relevant will it be in [...]
Derby by wheel and foot
Posted in Asides, Derby, Posts, tagged Derby, Quiz, Wheel on 4 October 2009 | 2 Comments »
This isn’t one of my normal contrived blog entrys. I walked into Derby today in order to take a spin on the Big Wheel that the hapless local council has finally managed to get installed in the market place after a number of delays. Obviously I took my camera and I thought I would share [...]
Anyone for tennis?
Posted in Asides, Posts, tagged Cliff Richard, Tennis, Wimbledon on 30 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time of year again when tennis membership rockets for a couple of weeks before people realise that it is much harder than it looks on TV and that “serve and volley” is supposed to be the quick & efficient way to win a point - not represent a rally. As you probably know this [...]
